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FEATURE
* Surgent CPE (5.5%)
* CPAcademy (4.5%)
* Canopy Tax CPE (3.9%)
* NASBA (3.6%)
* Becker CPE (2.2%)

* SageOne (1.6%)
* Sage Intacct (1.6%)
* NetSuite (1.3%)
* FreshBooks (1.2%)
* Other (8.5%)

HOW DO YOU PREFER TO EARN CPE?

EXPENSE AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION

INSIGHT: There are many ways to earn CPE: online,
through conferences, through paid events, and via
state societies.
WINNER: In-Person Seminars/Conferences (34.8%)
RUNNERS UP:
* Live Online Webcasts (31.2%)
* Self-Study with Tests (28%)
* Other (6%)

WHICH CONFERENCES DO YOU ATTEND?

INSIGHT: Although many may be postponed or
canceled this year, professionals frequently attend
conferences to learn of new tax and accounting laws
and trends, firm management issues and technologies. Most voters (apx 64%) stated they attend state
conferences or "other," but of those who voted for a
specific conference, the results are:
WINNER: QuickBooks Connect (21%)
RUNNERS UP:
* AICPA ENGAGE (Las Vegas) (12%)
* NAEA National Conference (11%)
* Scaling New Heights (8.7%)
* Thomson Reuters Synergy (7%)
* New York Accounting Show (6%)
* CCH Connections (5.5%)
* FICPA- Florida (5.3%)
* LA Accounting Show (4.5%)
* XeroCon (3.8%)
* AICPA Digital CPA (3.8%)
* ICPA Summit Chicago (2.8%)
* New Jersey Accounting Show (2.8%)
* Sage Summit (2.2%)
* Avalara CRUSH (1.7%)
* Toronto Accounting Show (1.1%)
* Sage Intacct Advantage (0.8%)

SMALL BUSINESS
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS

INSIGHT: There are several sub-categories in
this group: Below are the top vote-getters in each
category.

SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
INSTALLED PROGRAMS
WINNER: Intuit QuickBooks Desktop (76.9%)
RUNNERS UP:
* PC Software Accounting Inc. (9.3%)
* Sage One, Sage 50 or Sage ERP (5.4%)
* Other (8.4%)

ONLINE SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
WINNER: Intuit QuickBooks Online/Online Accountant (76.6%)
RUNNERS UP:
* Xero (5.2%)
* Thomson Reuters Client CS or CS Client Access (2.4%)
* AccountantsWorld Accounting Power (1.6%)

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INSIGHT: Travel and expense management is a critical financial management function in organizations.
About 16% of voters claimed an alternate method
(including spreadsheets), but of those who cast a
vote for a true expense management solution, the
results are:
WINNER: Expensify (45.4%)
RUNNERS UP:
* ReceiptBank (18.4%)
* Concur Expense (16.7%)
* SpringAhead (4%)
* Certify (2.9%)
* Chrome River (2.9%)
* ExpensAble (2.3%)
* ExpenseWatch (2.3%)
* Xpenditure (1.7%)
* ZohoExpense (1.7%)
* Tallie (1.1%)
* SutiExpense (0.6%)

RETAIL ACCOUNTING/POINT-OF-SALE
SYSTEMS
WINNER: Square (40.1%)
RUNNERS UP:
* Intuit QuickBooks POS (36%)
* NetSuite OnSite POS (3.8%)
* Database Creations (1.9%)
* AddSum (1.3%)
* Cougar Mountain Denali (1.3%)
* Radiant Systems (0.9%)
* Vend POS (0.6%)
* Wasp Barcode (0.6%)
* Celerant Command Retail (0.6%)
* AccuPOS (0.6%)
* Other (12.3%)

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING
WINNER: Intuit QuickBooks Premier Nonprofit
(69.8%)
RUNNERS UP:
* Sage Intacct (6.2%)
* Blackbaud Financial Edge or Fundware (3.1%)
* Cougar Mountain FUND Suite (2%)
* Other (18.9%)

REMOTE
TECHNOLOGIES

ASP/HOSTED SOLUTION PROVIDERS
WINNER: Drake Hosted (40.1%)
RUNNERS UP:
* Right Networks/Xcentric (18.9%)
* Thomson Reuters Virtual Office CS/SaaS (17.6%)
* AbacusNext Private Cloud and Cloudnine Realtime (6.2%)
* CPAASP/InsynQ (2.5%)

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* Network Management Group Inc. (NMGI) (2%)
* Network Alliance Inc. (1.2%)
* Cetrom CPA Cloud (0.8%)
* Other (10.7%)

OUTSOURCED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

INSIGHT: About 24% of survey takers state a
preference for a solution or practice not on the list,
and each year we add products to the list of which
we were previously unaware. Of the votes for the
solutions listed, the results are:
WINNER: Right Networks/Xcentric (43.6%)
RUNNERS UP:
* CPA2Biz Email Solutions (15.9%)
* InsynQ/CPAASP (8.9%)
* AppRiver (8.9%)
* CollBox (7.9%)
* Network Management Group Inc. (NMGI) (6.9%)
* Cloudnine Realtime by AbacusNext (6.9%)
* Cetrom (1%)

PERSONAL
TECHNOLOGIES
SMART PHONE PLATFORM
* Apple (52.56%)
* Android (44.77%)
* Other (2.67%)

TABLET OPERATING SYSTEM

INSIGHT: We were surprised that 27% of voters
stated that they "don't use" a tablet computer.
(Multiple answers were allowed on this question.)
* Apple iPad (36.47%)
* Android/Google/Chrome (22.54%)
* Microsoft Surface (9.62%)
* Other (3.92%)
* Don't Use (27.45%)

DO YOU HAVE A SMART TV?

INSIGHT: If your tv has an internet connection or
wifi capability and can run some apps, then it is
some variation of a smart tv.
* Yes (63.31%)
* No (36.69%)

GENERAL OFFICE
TECH
PRINTERS & SCANNERS

INSIGHT: Printers are needed even in the "paperless"
office.
* HP (34.5%)
* Canon (12.9%)
* Epson (7.2%)
* Brother (20%)
* Fujitsu (10.4%)
* Other (15%)

OFFICE SUPPLY STORE
(Multiple answers were allowed on this
question):
* Office Max/Depot (25.1%)
* Staples (22.6%)
* Costco (11.9%)
* Best Buy (9.8%)
* Wal-Mart (9%)

* Sam's Club (7.7%)
* Quill (6%)
* FedEx Office 1.9%
* Other (6%)
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